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For obvious reasons, the museum remains closed because of the concerns about the Covid-19 / Corona virus. We will review the situation as appropriate, and will update here. We also have to cancel our May Lecture. We hope to invite the speaker(s) at a later time. And our Docent appreciation lunch has also been postponed, which does not mean we don't appreciate our volunteers - on the contrary! As compensation, we were able to get a rare view of the museum entrance without any cars blocking the sight line. In the mean time, while keeping distance and sheltering in place, we are still working on the museum: * A new Quarterly has been sent to all members. As usual, this means that the previous Quarterly has been made available on…

On December 3, 2019, the Rotary Club of Alameda presented 23 organizations with grants, and one of these organizations was the Alameda Museum. The funds for the grants were raised by the Concerts at the Cove. Museum Board President Valerie Turpen and Vice-President Myrna van Lunteren were there to receive the check. The money will be used toward a software subscription, necessary for creating a digital copy of the Museum's card catalog. This effort will start next year.

Museum Board President Valerie Turpen presented a slideshow about the museum to the Alameda City Council, Tuesday, November 19, 2019. In addition to providing the residents of Alameda artifacts and research material about the history of our city, the museum provides archival services to the City.